To take revenge for the killing of its top hacker, Islamic
State (ISIS) militants have reportedly hacked more than 54,000 Twitter
accounts and posted phone numbers of CIA and FBI chiefs online last
week.
Experts have regarded this move by the group calling itself
'Cyber Caliphate' as a sign of a dangerous cyberwar across the globe.
According to a report by Daily Express, the 'Cyber
Caliphate', which is organized by Birmingham-based ISIS member Junaid
Hussain, motivates its followers to occupy control of the accounts and
use them to spread propaganda of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Those who were the victims of 'Cyber Caliphate' hacking
attack were forced to watch the propaganda as ISIS rhetoric appeared
under their names.
According to the report, the jihadists also posted mobile
phone numbers of the heads of the CIA, FBI and America's National
Security Agency (NSA) on Twitter.
The high-profile attack has largely affected people based
in Saudi Arabia. But some are feared to be British citizens as well.
According got one victim, who is a half-British engineer based in Saudi
Arabia, "I am horrified at how they got hold of my details."
In August, Hussain, who steered the computer hacking
division for ISIS, was killed in a US drone operation that was conducted
by a joint operation with Britain. And since then, the hacking group
appeared to keep a low profile, but now they are back again with an aim
to conquer Internet for ISIS.